KUALA LUMPUR: Police last week arrested a married couple and another man, all of whom are suspected of being masterminds behind a drug trafficking syndicate in the Klang Valley.
They also seized drugs estimated to be worth RM1.37 million in the Feb 26 arrest.
Federal Narcotics Criminal Investigation Department (Intelligence/Operations) deputy director Deputy Commissioner Zainudin Ahmad said the three suspects were arrested in separate raids in a special operation codenamed Op Quicksand.
“The police raids led to the arrest of two local men and a woman aged between 25 and 28 in two rented serviced apartments believed to be used by the suspects for drug trafficking purposes.
“Police also found syabu weighing 38kg and heroin weighing 457g in one of the two premises involved, all estimated to be worth RM1.37 million believed to be for the use of 191,523 drug addicts,” he told reporters today.
Zainudin said his team also took action to seize the assets believed to belong to the three suspects, namely three vehicles, jewellery and RM23,684 in cash, making the total seizure including drugs worth an estimated RM1.48 million.
He said urine tests conducted on all the suspects returned negative, adding that the two male suspects had criminal records involving drug offences.
He said the syndicate’s modus operandi was to distribute and sell drugs to their customers in the Klang Valley through smartphone applications such as WeChat and Telegram. The syndicate had been active since July last year.
“Based on investigations, the syndicate is believed to have received drug supplies in bulk from neighbouring countries, and repackaged them in small quantities to be distributed to their customers,” he said.
Zainuddin added that all the suspects are currently remanded for seven days from Feb 27 to March 5 and the case is being investigated under Section 39B of the Dangerous Drugs Act 1952 for trafficking. – BERNAMA